Million Dollar Question - RAW Eggs

[Miss Marie]

So I don't really have a million dollars - Sorry :p

but I was wondering if anyone puts a raw egg in there smoothie or something once in a while?

I was thinking about it, and I believe that it is natural for humans to get ahold of an egg every once in a while *thinking back to caveman days* :rolleyes:

I have 4 chickens that give me up to 4 eggs a day - when I start this raw diet I was wondering if it would be ok. I am not talking about store bought eggs *gag* these are my own - well, I didn't lay them - but you know Lol :D

Any thoughts on this?

[Spectatrix]

I'm sure the answer is yes, that some people on these boards do consume raw eggs on occasion.

However, this being a raw vegan board, promoting the consumption of raw eggs, fish, milk, meat, etc. etc. is frowned upon. I *personally* don't care if people talk about these things, but others do and it's against the mission statement of the board.

[spicyfull]

This is YOUR Journey..........I personally would not use a raw egg, I would have to scramble it and add some CHEESE........but I gave all of that up and I don't miss it. I thought I would miss cheese but it is no big deal.

As I said this is your journey and there are no RAW police around. Have you thought of selling your eggs??

I wish you everything you need to stay RAW.........

[Lay-Lay]

ewwww! Thats all I have to say about that.

[lissomllama]

If you like them, enjoy them, although I REALLY don't think that eggs in any form are healthy because they are not vegan and animal products are not good for or biologically appropriate for the human body. I also don't think that we discuss non-vegan things here but you get the idea.

Personally, I'd rather lick a dirty tire than eat a raw egg, but that's just me. I think they are nasty and I could get the same and more nutrients from other raw, vegan foods so it's a non-issue for me.

[Revvell]

Not to mention, which of course I will, you're taking a really big chance w/ salmonella.



However, this being a raw vegan board, promoting the consumption of raw eggs, fish, milk, meat, etc. etc. is frowned upon. ..... and it's against the mission statement of the board.

[keylime]

actually, the risk of salmonella poisoning from a raw egg is very, very, very small...and virtually non-existent from an organic egg. plus, it is pretty easy to tell if an egg might have it...of course, this isn't the place for detail, but you can search for "instructions" on ruling out bad eggs elsewhere on the internet.

[Miss Marie]

Sorry guys - I didn't mean to break the rules - I thought about it after I posted and said to myself "Ewww! why in the world would you want to start eating raw eggs?? I have never eaten a raw egg"


I guess its just me not wanting to waste them - oh well, my parents will just have to start eating more eggs.


Again, I am sorry for breaking the rules :o

[luckitri]

As a kid I was taught that raw eggs are very good for you and my father reminisced about a drink called "egg creme" that he got as a kid in NYC. If I still had my chickens I would consider it - but not from anyone else's. I was taught to make myself eggnog with it - (they were always trying to fatten me up.) This is the only animal type protein that I would consider doing raw...but since I don't have my chickens any more it will not happen...the end.

[sport]

As a kid I was given raw eggs as well and hated them. My other tonic was a 50-50 mix of Guinness and milk. That was somewhat better but not actually nice.
Why did they not say "give her lots of fresh fruit" I would have loved that.

[rawnesses]

Also not a good idea as the avidin in the egg white binds with the Biotin, which prevents it being absorbed into the body. Biotin is a necessary B vitamin (also known as Vitamin H) and is found in the yolk. The binding effect of avidin is destroyed by cooking (but then I expect so are a lot of the nutrients and enzymes you want!)

[Judy]

Some raw kids who have the tendency to eat/crave meat sandwiches from friends in school, get raw egg yolks from their parents instead. This seems to help them a lot. And I know the bush men eat raw ostrich eggs sometimes, they can live on one egg for quite a while because it is a very rich food packed with nutrients. Which is logic, because the baby animal has to form itself in it and all the nutrients necessary are in there. I'm not necessarily pro eating raw eggs, by the way, and not necessarily against it either. Everyone should make their own decisions. Personally I wouldn't eat raw eggs, don't like the thought and taste of it and there are lots of other products packed with nutrients, so... Don't feel sorry for breaking the rules, it happens every once in a while and you didn't do it on purpose. The raw police won't come and get you... :) We are all here to learn.

[VSL]

However, this being a raw vegan board, promoting the consumption of raw eggs, fish, milk, meat, etc. etc. is frowned upon. I *personally* don't care if people talk about these things, but others do and it's against the mission statement of the board.
But people here use raw honey (at least I know Alissa does) and that's not vegan :confused:

[Healthnut]

I put a raw cage free organic egg in my green smoothie every morning and since I've started my hair has gotten thicker and shinier.

[cornvalley]

Raw yolks are better assimilated than cooked. Coddled whites are better assimilated than raw.
Go figure.

[exurb]

it's a matter of time till we see that lock icon on this, but my one comment is that I think eggs from a hen you keep yourself as a pet are in a totally different category than eggs from the store.

[rawpriestess]

Actually, that is a great question, yes this is a raw vegan board, so we don't really discuss what to do with raw meat/eggs/dairy, but on the other hand, it is an excellent queston, which warrants a response.


I used to make homemade mayonaisse with a raw egg, it was excellent, very inexpensive and we loved it.

I used to make egg nog all the time,with a raw egg, never made it with almond milk.

I don't use eggs now, raw or otherwise, but I can certainly see how some people might.

it isn't part of the raw/vegan lifestyle, but then again, neither is honey, and when you are talking about raw foods, each person has their own idea bout what to eat, what not to eat, etc.

I'd say, if it works for you, and you like them, and that is your choice, fine, just like people who use Braggs, or Maple syrup, or miso, or eggs, it's a personal choice, although it may not fit in with the raw vegan lifestyle totally.

I know some raw/vegans, who have been raw over 15 years, and still have a morning cup of coffee with cream, but they consider themselves raw/vegan because everything else they consume is raw/vegan.

I'm not here to judge, neither is anyone on this board. So, if it works for you, go right on ahead.

[Miss Marie]

Thanks for the responses guys,

I was looking at it from a more natural nomadic point of view on how logically we were made to be eating a vegetarian diet.

Just for the record, I have no rooster - so my hens are laying unfertal eggs - no chicky killing here.

By the way I am not promoting eating meat I am just thinking about all of the wierd unnatural things that are in the average american diet.

I was just thinking about how it would be more logical that someone (way back in the pre-fire days) would be able to get into a birds nest and eat the eggs WAY easier than taking down an animal like a cow - There is no way someone could take down a cow - so I see that as being a completly unnatural food source, and even if the animal was sick and dying - that would make the meat bad and it would make you sick (not to mention parasites) I also don't see someone taking on a pig - they are pretty hard core animals and again - parasites (brain worms)

The only protien someone would be able to get (non plant form) would be from bugs, eggs(only in the spring) and MAYBE a fish once in a while. No one would be eating deep sea fish, big animals or milk - you would rarely be eating eggs since they are only around in the spring and most of them are too high up or hard to get to. So your diet would be about 99% percent plants most of the year.


I am sorry if this thread gets locked, I just thought it would be easier discussing this with you guys than people who live off of meat.

[Judy]

Yes way that people were able to take down a cow, or something big, especially when those big animals are grazing herbivores. Just take a look at the indians for example, hunting and eating all kinds of meat, and the inuit (eskimos), who take down animals as walruses and whales... Not really small. And they all do this with simple tools. Some African tribes just keep a small herd of goats, and every once in a while they slaughter one. Nowadays we have a lot of choice about what we are going to eat, and choose for raw vegan food. But if we were eskimos, the natural way would be to eat seals, whales and walruses and some small flowers and herbs in summer. We wouldn't have got much of a choice, if we would live in such a place. We would eat what our surroundings provide us with.

The different between society today and the way people used to live, is that nowadays most of us (I don't mean the people on this board, but most of us probably were like that before) just eat and eat and eat, treat animals like products and hardly are/feel connected to nature. I saw this documentary once, about an Indian (can't remember from which tribe) who nowadays teaches farmers about substainable farming. He said, that when men of their tribe would hunt for deer, they would lie down silently in the woods and wait. Then they saw one deer appear, and they would let it just run away again. With the next they did the same, etc, until the fourth. This one they would shoot (with their speer, or bow and arrow). If less than four appeared, they wouldn't shoot any at all and would return home empty handed. The reason why they did this, is to make sure there would be enough deer in the future. There just had to be enough deer, not only for themselves, to have enough to eat in the future, but also for nature. These indians were grateful for what they get and have a very close bond with the earth. So hunting and eating was something really sacred.

What's my point? That nowadays we have a lot of freedom, we can choose what we want to eat and eat raw and vegetarian if we wish so all year round. Hurray for today! And for import! And fridges!
When you look around and see how people in nature live(d), it is obvious that they eat what their land provides for, whether it be vegetables, grains, corn, fruits, herbs, flowers, insects, fish or meat. They don't say: I want to eat coconuts when all they can get is seal. So no, I don't think humans were born vegans.
I think we, as a human race, are fairly new to this way of conscious and choiceful eating, I don't mean like raw, but eating raw and NO animal products. And I think this especially came to be after humans started going on a really weird and unnatural road with their food. I feel it is like some kind of evolution, that more and more people are choosing to eat like this nowadays. I really don't think in the beginning of all time humans were vegan or per se meant to be vegan. But that really doesn't matter, it just matters where we are now and what we ourselves choose to be.

[Miss Marie]

Great insight Judy :)

So we as humans are adaptable creatures - thats what is great about being an Omnivore :) People used to live off of the land - now they live by supply and demand and nothing matters anymore. Not everyone but you know.

I too agree that it is important to view the animal that you eat as a once living breathing thing - I grew up in the forest and my dad would hunt in the winter when we needed it once in a while (deer)- I was taught to respect all living things and even though we are eating the animal it is still an important part of the world. I saw the animals alive and I watched the whole butchering process from when I was very small - so I understood from the beginning - It baffles me to see people have no idea where their fried chicken and hamburgers come from.

I am not going to eat meat anymore because I know I don't have to, I don't want to kill if I don't have to.
I think that all people who eat meat should see the whole life cycle of the animal including the birth and the slaughtering of the animal - I think that is the main reason why people disassociate(sp?) the packaged meat from the breathing animal in the pasture. A lot more people would be vegetarian if they saw that.

[blaqberry]

wow... just "wow"

I'm (pleasantly) surprised to see that this thread has not been locked.

I have found a lot of this information very helpful...and interesting, vegan or not.

[Judy]

Yeah, oh well, why should it be locked? We are all grown ups here (or at least most of us are :)), and I think it is good to ask questions and discuss these things. None of us is promoting meat eating or whatever, we all know that there are other boards for that, we just have our questions about the use of animal products. There is much to be learned and a good discussion can be very enlightening.
I mean, I know this is a raw vegan board, however, I think it is really useful and even necessary that people can ask 'animal questions' and not have them shushed or sent elsewhere. Especially when you've just started eating this way and are not familiar with all the different aspects of a raw vegan lifestyle yet, you may have stupid, silly questions, like about the use of raw eggs :D.
Some of us may even never become 100% raw vegan, but that's allright, it is beautiful in itself that people are here wanting to learn more about this lifestyle and use what feels right for them. We all have to start somewhere and we are all learning!

[rawfigure]

I don't eat eggs now, but again good dicussion and glad to see if stayed.

I ate eggs in the past because i felt I NEEDED too when I was competing in bodybuilding. When I first went raw I did transition with cooked whites (should not eat raw as mentioned before) and raw yolks (should not eat cooked ! ) Isn't that odd that the egg is contrarian in nature. Tell me we are NOT meant to eat them. SO I am no longer a lacto ovo vegetarian but now Raw vegan.